18 May 2004

Europeans find it hard to stay awake on the job, says study

"Long workdays, routine tasks, meetings that drag on, and staring into the monitor are prompting workers around Europe to fall asleep at their workplace," one of the survey's co-authors, Internet jobs site Jobline, said in a statement. The poll showed 24 per cent of respondents had fallen asleep either at their desk, in a meeting or in the toilet. Thirty-nine per cent said they had not fallen asleep at work, but had to make an effort to stay awake."